Reviewed: May 23, 2012

Fabulous recipe (more of a method then a recipe). I didn't follow the directions for vermicelli preparation, rather I let them soak in boiled water for about 10 minutes and they came out nicely. Added cucumber & carrots to the roll and I highly recommend everyone does that too. The fish sauce was terrific, for hoisin sauce, I used Kats11 recipe of PB & hoisin, thinned out with water. I put the soaked wrapper on wet paper towel so it didn't stick to anything. The first roll didn't come out good but once I got the hang of quick rolling - it was a snap. Will make again.

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BOGINIA2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: May 2, 2012

My husband and I really enjoyed this. I used cellophane (mung bean) noodles rather than rice noodles. Substituted julienned sticks of imitation crab for shrimp. Next time I would probably either cut back on the mint or substitute another herb. Added julienned carrot and cucumber. Served with a spicy peanut sauce for dipping. Will definitely make again!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2012

Excellent recipe. I like to add a little more mint and cilantro, love this fresh taste!

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Tammy

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2012

Love theses and love the versitility of what you can put in them...when I want something really tasteful but without a ton of meat, I eat these veggie style. They are still wonderful - esp. with the fish sauce for dipping. You cannot beat mint, basil, and cilantro. I also usually squeeze a lemon wedge onto the filling before closing it - so yummy!

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cdb

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2012

I followed the recipe to the T and they were better than anything I've ever ordered in a restaurant. I used both sauces with every bite. Delicious!

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Sarahs24

Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2012

Frickin' AMAZING!! And so much fun for the family to make the way each person wanted! We often order these from our local Vietnamese restaurants, and they have always looked rather complicated. Even after reading this recipe, I was skeptical about my ability to make them, but they turned out great! Water for rice paper didn't even need to be warm, but as others cautioned...they just need a dip, not a long soak. We made them with the basic items from the recipe (except the basil because we didn't have it and the lettuce because we had enough other ingredients), but we also mixed and matched some additional ingredients for fun/variety. We used leftover ground turkey (from the Asian Lettuce Wraps recipe on this site), jalepenos, bean sprouts, julienned carrots and cucumber slices. For the dip, we only used a hoisin/peanut butter/chopped cashew mix. Can't wait to make them for my next party!!

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BCJANGULO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2012

These were great! We used to go to a little Vietnamese place and always ordered these. When we moved I was convinced I had to try to make these at home. I could not find Thai basil so I had to leave that out. These were still really good, so if you can't find Thai basil, don't worry! The sauces were spot on! My husband loves the fish sauce and I love the peanut sauce, so this was perfect. Thank you so much for a fantastic recipe, I will be making these again and again!

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Shannon

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Moore, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Globe, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2012

Fabulous! I hosted a dinner party where we assembled these together as an ice breaker activity. I prepped all the vegetables (including shredded carrots and julienned cucumber) and fillings ahead of time, and everyone rolled their own rolls, choosing whatever they wanted. I made the sauce from the recipe (yum!), as well as the 2 parts hoisin, 1 part peanut butter sauce recommended by another reviewer. It was a hit! Everyone was very enthusiastic. I will definitely do them as a party activity again.

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Alison Diven

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

This was a hit and I've made it twice. Takes a while to assemble, a little labor intensive. I used the 2 parts hoisin sauce, 1 part peanut butter sauce as one reviewer suggested and it was delicious-I wasn't about to spend the time it takes making the sauce from the recipe but I'm sure they were good as well.

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